Utica man accused in 2 recent store robberies

A Utica parolee who recently was released from jail is accused of committing two recent armed robberies at stores Utica and New Hartford – one of which resulted in a clerk being cut on the neck, Utica police said.

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Posted Jan. 10, 2014 at 1:31 AM

By Observer-Dispatch

Posted Jan. 10, 2014 at 1:31 AM

A Utica parolee who recently was released from jail is accused of committing two recent armed robberies at stores Utica and New Hartford – one of which resulted in a clerk being cut on the neck, Utica police said.

In addition, one of his acquaintances he was with in the early morning hours of Dec. 20 is accused of stealing a coffee machine at another store in between the time the two robberies were committed.

Andrew Amo, 25, of Lansing Street, was charged with two counts of felony first-degree robbery for the 1:30 a.m. robbery at Fastrac on Genesee Street in South Utica, and also the robbery of the New Hartford Nice-N-Easy on Genesee Street several hours later, police said.

In the Utica robbery, he allegedly cut the clerk's neck before fleeing with cash. In the second robbery, he threatened the use of a knife before fleeing with money, police said.

Utica and New Hartford police connected the cases, and later that morning the investigation led officers to a residence on Park Avenue in Utica, officials said. There, they found two men who fit the description of those seen in the area during the robberies.

They were brought in for questioning, and after several weeks of interviews along with evidence that was found at the scenes, the arrests were made, police said.

The second man who was arrested was Jeffrey Doliver, 45, of Kenyon Court, Utica, police said. He was charged with petit larceny for allegedly stealing a coffee machine from Price Chopper in New Hartford following the Utica robbery.

The two suspects then drove to the New Hartford convenience store, which was then robbed, police said.

Amo was released from incarceration only seven days before these incidents, police said.